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G odda r d, P. J .

D a vi d K . H i nc hy a nd Pe a r l i ne H i nc hy, w

ho a r e r e s i de nt s of I ndi a na , a ppe a l j udgm e nt s of t he C

ha nc e r y C

our t f or C

oc ke C ount y. The C

ha nc e l l or , f i r s t , gr a nt e d ade f a ul t j udgm e nt a ga i ns t t he m

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. M a c ki e a nd Br e ndaL. M a c ki e , w ho a r e r e s i de nt s of Fl or i da . The C our t a l s o or de r e d t he s a l e of2

cer t a i nr eal es t a t e , t he pr oceeds of w hi c hw oul dbe appl i e dt o t he s a t i s f act i onof t he i nde bt e dne s s s ecur e dbyt he r eal es t a t e a nd, pr e l i m

i na r i l y, ape r s ona l j udgm e nt i n t he a m

ount of $18, 200, pl us i nt e r e s t a t t he r a t e of 8. 65 pe r c e nt pe r a nnum f r om O c t obe r 1, 1989. Se c ond, a f t e r s a l e of t he pr ope r t y a nd gi vi ng c r e di t f or pa ym

e nt s pr e vi ous l y m a de , he a w

a r de d ade f i c i e nc y j udgm e nt i n t he a m ount of $15, 719. 97, w hi c h i nc l ude d c our t c os t s a nd e xpe ns e s of t he s a l e .

The H i nc hys a ppe a l , c ont e ndi ng t he Tr i a l C our t w a s i n e r r or i n not s us t a i ni ng t he i r R ul e 60 m

ot i on t o s e t a s i de t ha t por t i on of t he J une 1, 1992, de f a ul t j udgm e nt a w a r di ng t he M a c ki e s ape r s ona l j udgm e nt a ga i ns t t he m

. A l t hough t he r e w

e r e ot he r m

ot i ons by t he pa r t i e s a nd or de r s of t he C

our t , w

e w i l l de t a i l t ho s e w e deem necess a r yf or pr ope r di s pos i t i on of t hi s a ppe a l . 1. Fe br ua r y 19, 1991, c om pl a i nt by M

a c ki e s s t yl e d, " CO M PLA I N T TO FOR EC LOSEON M

OR TGAGE DEED, " l a t e r a m

e nde dbyor de r e nt e r e d M a y 6, 1991, a l l e gi ng t he H i nc hys ha d e xe c ut e d am or t ga ge t o t he m s e c ur i ng a n i nde bt e dne s s of $22, 000 t ha t , a f t e r pa yi ng e i ght pa ym e nt s t he r e on i n t he a m ount of $475, t he i nde bt e dne s s be c a m e i n de f a ul t a nd s ought ( 1) pr oc e s s , ( 2) a ppoi nt m e nt of aSpe c i a l M a s t e r , ( 3) s a l e of t he m or t ga ge d pr ope r t y, a nd ( 4) ge ne r a l r e lie f .3

2. J une 1, 1992, or de r gr a nt i ng de f a ul t j udgm e nt a w a r di ng a r e c ove r y i n t he a m ount of $18, 200, pl us i nt e r e s t a t t he r a t e of 8. 65 pe r c e nt pe r a nnum f r om O c t obe r 1989, a nd or de r i ng s a l e of t he pr ope r t y. 3. Se pt e m

be r 21, 1992, M

a s t e r ' s r e por t di s c l os i ng s a l e w a s a c c om pl i s he d a nd t he t ot a l pur c ha s e pr i c e w a s $8500. 4. O c t obe r 16, 1992, de c r e e c onf i r m i ng s a l e , f i xi ng a t t or ne y' s a nd M a s t e r ' s f e e s , a nd or de r i ng di s bur s e m e nt of s a l e pr oc e e ds . 5. D e c e m be r 11, 1992, pe t i t i on by M a c ki e s s e e ki ng ade f i c i e nc y j udgm e nt . 6. M a r c h 18, 1993, m

ot i on by H

i nc hys t o di s m

i s s pe t i t i on s e e ki ng ade f i c i e nc y j udgm e nt f or l a c k of pe r s ona l j ur i s di c t i on. 7. Se pt e m

be r 8, 1993, a ns w e r t o m

ot i on t o di s m

i s s m ot i on f or de f i c i e nc y j udgm

e nt by M

a c ki e s . 8. N ove m be r 2, 1993, or de r ove r r ul i ng H i nc hys ' m

ot i on t o di s m i s s pe tition . 9. D e c e m be r 29, 1993, a ns w e r a nd c ount e r - c om pl a i nt by H

i nc hys . 10. Fe br ua r y 23, 1995, a ns w e r t o c ount e r - c om pl a i nt .1 Th i s or d e r r e c i t e s t h e Oc t obe r or d e r wa s ent e r e d on O c t obe r 12. I t wa s s i gne d on O c t obe r 12; how

e v e r , i t wa s ent e r e d on O c t obe r 16. 4 11. O c t obe r 2, 1995, m ot i on by M

a c ki e s t o di s m

i s s H i nc hys ' c ount e r - c om

pl a i nt . 12. O c t obe r 26, 1995, r e s pons e of H i nc hys t o M

a c ki e s ' m

ot i on t o di s m i ss. 13. N ove m be r 3, 1995, R

ul e 60 m

ot i on t o s e t a s i de de f a ul t j udgm e nt a nd or de r of s a l e of J une 1, 1992. 14. N ove m be r 6, 1995, a ns w e r t o m

ot i on t o s e t a s i de de f a ul t j udgm e nt . 15. N ove m be r 6, 1995, m

ot i on by H

i nc hys t o di s m

i s s M a c ki e s ' s uppl e m

e nt a l pl e a di ng s e e ki ng ade f i c i e nc y j udgm e nt . 16. J a nua r y 9, 1996, j udgm e nt f i ndi ng t ha t t he C our t ha d e xe r c i s e d pr ope r i n pe r s ona m a nd i n r e m

j ur i s di c t i on ove r t he H i nc hys , t ha t t he de c r e e c onf i r m i ng t he s a l e e nt e r e d O c t obe r 16, 1992, 1is r e s j udi c a t atoa l l pl e a di ng s f i l e dthe r e a f t er , a nd t ha t t he C

our t i m

pr ope r l y ove r r ul e d H i nc hys ' m

ot i on t o di s m

i s s t he pe t i t i on f or de f i c i e nc y j udgm e nt . Ba s e d upon t he f or e goi ng f i ndi ngs t he Tr i a l C our t gr a nt e d t he H

i nc hys ' m

ot i on t o di s m

i s s t he M

a c ki e s ' pe t i t i on f or de f i c i e nc y j udgm

e nt , di s m

i s s e d t he m

ot i on s e e ki ng t o s e t a s i de2 Ru l e 15 of t h e Te nne s s e e Ru l e s of Ci v i l Pr o c e dur e now al l o ws d ecr ees t o b e en t e r e d w h e n i s s u es no t p l ead e d ar e "t r i e d b y ex p r ess o r i m p l i e d c o n sent o f t h e p a r t i es. " 5 t he de f a ul t j udgm e nt , di s m

i s s e d t he c ount e r - c om pl a i nt , a nd r eaf f i r m

e di t s aw

a r dof a de f i c i e nc yj udgm e nt . W e f i r s t not e t ha t t he c om pl a i nt a s a m

e nde d doe s not s e e k a ny pe r s ona l j udgm e nt a ga i ns t t he H i nc hys , but onl y t he s a l e of t he pr ope r t y t o s a t i s f y t he M a c ki e s ' i nde bt e dne s s . W e ha ve i t of ol d- - Foot not e 14, § 648, G i bs on' s Sui t s i n C ha nc e r y, 4t h Ed. ( 1937) , w he n a ddr e s s i ng e xe c ut i ons - - t ha t a decr ee m

u s t be ci r c um

s c r i be dbyt he evi de nce, t he evi de nc e c i r c um s c r i be d by t he pl e a di ngs , 2a nd t he pl e a di ngs c i r c um s c r i be d by t he pr oc e dur e of t he c ha nc e r y c our t . ( Se e a ppe ndi x. )

I n t he pr e s e nt pos t ur e of t hi s c a s e , i t i s obvi ous t ha t t he r e a r e no pl e a di ngs s e e ki ng ape r s ona l j udgm e nt a ga i ns t t he H i nc hy s . It is tr ue tha t ape titionw a s f ile dbythe M a c ki e s w hi c h di d s e e k s uc h r e l i e f , but t he or de r of t he Tr i a l C our t on J a nua r y 9, 1996, gr a nt e d t he m ot i on of t he H

i nc hys t o s t r i ke t ha t pe t i t i on, a nd t hi s a c t i on by t he C ha nc e l l or i s not a ppe a l e d. W e a c c or di ngl y f i nd t ha t a t t he t i m e of t he e nt r y of t he pe r s ona l j udgm e nt on J a nua r y 9, 1996, t he r e w e r e no pl e a di ngs w hi c h w oul d a ut hor i z e t he C ha nc e l l or t o gr a nt s uc h aj udgm e nt , a nd s o m

uc h of hi s or de r t ha t pur por t s t o do s o i s r e ve r s e d.6 I n our r e s ol ut i on of t he c a s e , w e ha ve not ove r l ooke d t he f act t ha t t he com pl a i nt as am

e nde ddi ds eekge ne r a l r e l i e f . W e a r e , how

e ve r , di s i nc l i ne d t o f i nd t ha t t hi s pl e a di ng i s s uf f i c i e nt l y br oa d t o pl a c e t he H i nc hys on not i c e t ha t t he y w oul d be c a s t i n j udgm

e nt s houl d t he s a l e of t he pr ope r t y not ge ne r a t e s uf f i c i e nt f unds t o pa y t he i nde bt e dne s s .

G i bs on' s Sui t s i n C ha nc e r y, 7t h Ed. , a ddr e s s e d t he que s t i on t hus l y:

§ 220 . R

e l i e f U

nder t he G

e neral Pr ayer. -- A s a r ul e , no r e l i e f c a n be gr a nt e d i f none i s de m a nde d; a nd nor e lie f w

ill be gr a nt e dinc on s i s t e nt w iththa t de m a nde d. The de c r e e or di na r i l y f ol l ow s t he s pe c i a l r e l i e f s ought by t he c om pl a i nt , i f t he pl e a di ngs a nd pr o of w

ill w a r r a nt it. I f the pl a i ntif f is not e ntitle dtothe s pe c i f i c r e l i e f he pr a ys , he m a y unde r t he ge ne r a l pr a ye r ha ve s uc h ot he r r e l i e f a s t he pl e a di ngs a nd pr oof w i l l j us t i f y, pr ovi de d i t i s not of ac ha r a c t e r t o t a ke t he de f e nda nt by s ur pr i s e . The r e l i e f unde r t he ge ne r a l pr a ye r m

us t f ol l ow

, or di na r i l y a nd l ogi c a l l y, t he pl e a di ngs a nd t he pr oof . I f t he c om pl a i nt pr a ys f or ge ne r a l r e l i e f onl y, t he pl a i nt i f f c a n by a m e ndm e nt de m a ndthe s pe c i f i c r e lie f he is e ntitle dtoonthe c a s e m a de out by t he pl e a di ngs a nd pr oof . Be f or e c onc l udi ng, w e poi nt out t ha t not hi ng c ont a i ne d i n t hi s opi ni on w oul d i n a ny w

a y a f f e c t t he va l i di t y of t he c our t - or de r e d s a l e of t he m or t ga ge d pr ope r t y. For t he f or e goi ng r e a s ons t he j udgm e nt of t he Tr i a l C our t i s a f f i r m

e d i n pa r t a nd r e ve r s e d i n pa r t , a nd t he c a us e r e m a nde d f or s uc h f ur t he r pr oc e e di ngs , i f a ny, a s m a y be7

ne c e s s a r y a nd c ol l e c t i on of c os t s be l ow . C os t s of a ppe a l a r e a dj udge d a ga i ns t t he M a c ki e s .

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